Anchor Bay Entertainment
"Mickey," starring Harry Connick Jr., is an original screenplay written by best-selling author John Grisham, who played Little League Baseball in South Haven, Miss., in the 1960s.
In 2005, Anchor Bay Entertainment utilized Alliance Sport Marketing to promote the movie's DVD release through 12 baseball teams across the country.
Mickey DVD's, Posters, and memorabilia where distributed to fans as they entered the gates, and some ballparks featured a special showing of Mickey on the video scoreboard.
John Grisham made a special appearance in Nashville, speaking to a capacity crowd about the importance of reading.
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The Anchor Bay/Mickey Movie campaign incorporated the following teams into the program:
Birmingham Barons
Buffalo Bisons
Chattanooga Lookouts
Durham Bulls
Fresno Grizzlies
Kane County Cougars
Memphis Redbirds
Nashville Sounds
Portland Beavers
Sacramento RiverCats
Tennessee Smokies
Washington Nationals (Spring Training)